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Archive for December, 2011

What a Relief: Is Bullpen the Answer to Yanks’ Questionable Rotation?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees haven’t yet been able to bolster their starting staff with a key addition, which has been the cause of great concern in Yankees Universe. All winter long, fans and team executives have repeatedly stated that the off season resolves around pitching, pitching, pitching, but maybe they’ve all been looking at the wrong end of the […]

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2011 Review: Best and Worst Yankees’ PAs by WPA

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Most Yankees’ fans have probably been looking forward to 2012 since Alex Rodriguez swung and missed at the last pitch of the 2011 ALDS, but with a New Year fast upon us, what better time to take one last look back at the 2011 season? Instead of getting bogged with subjective recollections of the year’s […]

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Trost and Levine Take to the Air, Toe the Party Line

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on December 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Two of the most influential members of the Yankees’ front office took to the airwaves this morning to promote the upcoming Pinstripe Bowl, and not surprisingly, each interview touched on the team’s offseason plans. President Randy Levine, who was a guest on FOX 5’s Good Day New York, and COO Lonn Trost, who appeared on […]

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Considering Kuroda; Remembering Ed Whitson

Posted in Baseball, George M. Steinbrenner, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on December 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Regarding Hiroki Kuroda, and with apologies to Winston Churchill, never before have so many written so much about a pitcher whose accomplishments are so few. As the offseason has dragged on without a big move by the Yankees, fans of the team have grown increasingly impatient, and Kuroda has become their cause célèbre. In his […]

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Cashing In on Overpriced Closers: Can Yanks’ GM Turn Soriano Into a Starter?

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , , on December 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Closers have been in both high demand and overabundant supply this offseason.  Jonathan Papelbon set the market early with a 4-year, $50 million contract, and since then, the likes of Heath Bell, Joe Nathan, and Frank Francisco have fallen in line. Meanwhile, Ryan Madson and Francisco Cordero remain on the free agent market, while names […]

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Reaching the Height of Potential

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Minors, MLB, Prospects, Yankees, tagged , , on December 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Baseball Americarecently unveiled its new ranking for the Yankees’ farm system, and once again Dellin Betances and Manny Banuelos were featured prominently. Absent from the list, however, was Andrew Brackman, who ranked fifth on last year’s list. Of course, the reason Brackman didn’t make the list is because he is no […]

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Nat Gio: Washington Adds Gonzalez, Joins N.L. East Arm$ Race

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Hot Stove, Mets, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on December 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »

The Yankees lost out on another potential trade target when Gio Gonzalez was traded to the Washington Nationals for a package of prospects. At the price the Nationals paid, the Yankees probably weren’t a player for Gonzalez anyway, so the trade really doesn’t alter the team’s offseason strategy. However, it does further an interesting development […]

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